Ckb controller reported an aircraft returned to the airport due to an opened cargo door. The control...

Narrative:

Aircraft X departed and checked in with approach climbing to 5;000 feet. Aircraft X was radar identified but I was unable to pick up his mode C right away. When I did pick up his mode C it was reading between 1;800 feet to 2;000 feet. I immediately advised him of his altitude and told him the MVA was 4;900 feet. A moment later he [notified] his cargo door opening. I asked him if he needed any assistance and to advise having airport in sight. He was having a hard time communicating with me due to his low altitude so he was cutting in and out. He did get airport in sight and I terminated his radar and switched him over to flight service station (FSS). I called FSS airport to verify that he did make it safely on the ground.it all happened so quickly that my main thought was to help him get on the ground as quickly and safely as possible that I had forgotten to re-clear him to the airport and issue a visual approach clearance. For future reference; I will remember to reclear aircraft and issue his approach clearance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CKB Controller reported an aircraft returned to the airport due to an opened cargo door. The Controller forgot to issue an approach clearance back to the airport.

Narrative: Aircraft X departed and checked in with approach climbing to 5;000 feet. Aircraft X was radar identified but I was unable to pick up his Mode C right away. When I did pick up his Mode C it was reading between 1;800 feet to 2;000 feet. I immediately advised him of his altitude and told him the MVA was 4;900 feet. A moment later he [notified] his cargo door opening. I asked him if he needed any assistance and to advise having airport in sight. He was having a hard time communicating with me due to his low altitude so he was cutting in and out. He did get airport in sight and I terminated his radar and switched him over to Flight Service Station (FSS). I called FSS airport to verify that he did make it safely on the ground.It all happened so quickly that my main thought was to help him get on the ground as quickly and safely as possible that I had forgotten to re-clear him to the airport and issue a Visual Approach clearance. For future reference; I will remember to reclear aircraft and issue his approach clearance.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1348047
Time
Date	201604
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	CKB.TRACON
State Reference	WV
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 2 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Climb
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 1.5
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Ckb controller reported an aircraft returned to the airport due to an opened cargo door. The controller forgot to issue an approach clearance back to the airport.